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Oct 24, 2019 14:40:46   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Well I finally got all the images Debra and Jon got, I think.
Here is a set of what happened leading up to the ride.

I'll put together a set inside the train this afternoon.

Colton to Barstow Bus
Colton to Barstow Bus...

Jon Mugging on the Bus
Jon Mugging on the Bus...

Barstow Station
Barstow Station...

Out a way to get a passing view
Out a way to get a passing view...

Waiting for the train, Jon and Mom
Waiting for the train, Jon and Mom...

And it's here!
And it's here!...

Jon making train talk
Jon making train talk...

Rock Star? Oh, Ed Dickens-the 4014 Boss
Rock Star?  Oh, Ed Dickens-the 4014 Boss...

Jon got an autograph.
Jon got an autograph....

Speaks for itself.
Speaks for itself....

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Oct 24, 2019 14:51:42   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
The posts look like a good time was had by all ... thanks for sharing.

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Oct 24, 2019 14:56:11   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
fbeaston wrote:
The posts look like a good time was had by all ... thanks for sharing.


You are welcome.
Jon had a blast. Debra got exhausted and made an appointment with physical therapy for her feet and legs. Seems they walked about 3 miles waiting, looking around, touring the train, at photo ops etc.

My wife is finally admitting she is in her 60s and not a kid anymore.

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Oct 24, 2019 15:23:16   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
robertjerl wrote:
You are welcome.
Jon had a blast. Debra got exhausted and made an appointment with physical therapy for her feet and legs. Seems they walked about 3 miles waiting, looking around, touring the train, at photo ops etc.

My wife is finally admitting she is in her 60s and not a kid anymore.


Well, tell her that growing older isn't for sissies ... but it sure beats the alternative. Nice to see shots of your family after hearing you write about them. Nice job Jerry.

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Oct 24, 2019 19:57:34   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
fbeaston wrote:
Well, tell her that growing older isn't for sissies ... but it sure beats the alternative. Nice to see shots of your family after hearing you write about them. Nice job Jerry.

thank you - Debra looked at how I edited her photos and decided she wants some more photography lessons and to learn how the editing software works.
Still have two missing, our oldest Michael and the baby Jasmine. Michael is allergic to cameras or just real good at fading out of sight when one comes out. But we do have some CBS video of him with his unit doing airborne type things. Hard to dodge a camera in a C-17 full of US and Canadian troops and a CBS news crew. Jasmine is in Virginia at medical school. Jas will be home a couple of weeks for Christmas but Michael leaves for a years active duty in Europe the end of the month. I didn't ask if he is going as a replacement or if his whole Army Reserve unit is going. He did say he would finally get a chance to do his job, not just train and jump out of airplanes. He is a logistics NCO with a Civil Affairs company but also the company jump master for training and qualifications so most of his time is jumping or making other people jump.

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Oct 24, 2019 20:18:13   #
Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA
 
Very nice set of images!
Pat

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Oct 24, 2019 20:30:34   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
robertjerl wrote:
thank you - Debra looked at how I edited her photos and decided she wants some more photography lessons and to learn how the editing software works.
Still have two missing, our oldest Michael and the baby Jasmine. Michael is allergic to cameras or just real good at fading out of sight when one comes out. But we do have some CBS video of him with his unit doing airborne type things. Hard to dodge a camera in a C-17 full of US and Canadian troops and a CBS news crew. Jasmine is in Virginia at medical school. Jas will be home a couple of weeks for Christmas but Michael leaves for a years active duty in Europe the end of the month. I didn't ask if he is going as a replacement or if his whole Army Reserve unit is going. He did say he would finally get a chance to do his job, not just train and jump out of airplanes. He is a logistics NCO with a Civil Affairs company but also the company jump master for training and qualifications so most of his time is jumping or making other people jump.
thank you - Debra looked at how I edited her pho... (show quote)


Sounds like you raised some awesome kids ... good for you. But you might want to be careful ... it may come to be that your bride leaves us all in the dust if you teach her PP. ;)

Best to you & while he won't know me, tell him an old Marine wished him well & safe travels ... & thanks for his service.

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Oct 24, 2019 21:38:44   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
Jay Pat wrote:
Very nice set of images!
Pat


Thank You I will pass it on.

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Oct 24, 2019 22:05:38   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
[quote=fbeaston]Sounds like you raised some awesome kids ... good for you. But you might want to be careful ... it may come to be that your bride leaves us all in the dust if you teach her PP. ;)

You mean I can cut back on the photography and read more again?

Best to you & while he won't know me, tell him an old Marine wished him well & safe travels ... & thanks for his service.[/quote

Will do. At age 34 (now almost 46) he got tired of the shitty economy working three part time jobs and suddenly enlisted in the Army. No opening in Intell so he took Combat Engineer and did 6 years with one tour in Iraq and 3 years with the Special Operations Group HQ engineer company at Ft Bragg. Becoming airborne qualified was part of working for SOG. He took every school they would let him in just because, EMT, one class to go to be a SOG medic and Civil Affairs. No slots in the one active duty CA Battalion so he went to Reserves and was assigned to a unit only 30 miles from home. Moved back into his old room, when he is in town. He also works logistics for the Red Cross when needed and a volunteer disaster response group named "Team Rubicon" and they taught him heavy equipment operating. He and his little sister have deployed to Gulf Coast Hurricane areas. My wife is available here locally with TR (they call themselves The Tribe) and CERT as a nurse. TR was started by two Marines and it recruits veterans and has now spread to several countries. Mostly veterans and their friends and family. Besides disaster response their goal is to reintegrate veterans into civilian life by using their military skills during disasters to reinforce First Responders.

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Oct 24, 2019 22:20:25   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
[quote=robertjerl][quote=fbeaston]Sounds like you raised some awesome kids ... good for you. But you might want to be careful ... it may come to be that your bride leaves us all in the dust if you teach her PP. ;)

You mean I can cut back on the photography and read more again?

Best to you & while he won't know me, tell him an old Marine wished him well & safe travels ... & thanks for his service.[/quote

Will do. At age 34 (now almost 46) he got tired of the shitty economy working three part time jobs and suddenly enlisted in the Army. No opening in Intell so he took Combat Engineer and did 6 years with one tour in Iraq and 3 years with the Special Operations Group HQ engineer company at Ft Bragg. Becoming airborne qualified was part of working for SOG. He took every school they would let him in just because, EMT, one class to go to be a SOG medic and Civil Affairs. No slots in the one active duty CA Battalion so he went to Reserves and was assigned to a unit only 30 miles from home. Moved back into his old room, when he is in town. He also works logistics for the Red Cross when needed and a volunteer disaster response group named "Team Rubicon" and they taught him heavy equipment operating. He and his little sister have deployed to Gulf Coast Hurricane areas. My wife is available here locally with TR (they call themselves The Tribe) and CERT as a nurse. TR was started by two Marines and it recruits veterans and has now spread to several countries. Mostly veterans and their friends and family. Besides disaster response their goal is to reintegrate veterans into civilian life by using their military skills during disasters to reinforce First Responders.[/quote]

Jerry ... I have only 1 thing to say to that post ... WOW!!!! I am impressed with your kids & bride. Love the way your family seems to give back. You should be very proud of them. I admire people who not only care about their community & those around them but who get off the couch & do something about it. I tip my hat to you & your family.

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Oct 25, 2019 01:47:53   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
fbeaston wrote:
Jerry ... I have only 1 thing to say to that post ... WOW!!!! I am impressed with your kids & bride. Love the way your family seems to give back. You should be very proud of them. I admire people who not only care about their community & those around them but who get off the couch & do something about it. I tip my hat to you & your family.


Thanks, once the LA School District sent me to a series of classes where among other things we had a full day on the "Service Sub-Culture". People who go into professions where they serve and protect others. Cops, Medicine, EMTs, Firefighters, Military, Religious groups, Red Cross and others - we were told the largest group in the sub-culture was teachers and how a significant % of the teachers had also been in one or more of the other groups before becoming teachers. Some research group actually got multiple PhDs from a study into the "Service" people and how our sub-culture differed from others and how across the different types of service we shared certain traits.
That got me thinking and looking around and I found it was true, we were different, we did share traits and ways of thinking. And many spent time in more than one of the service groups during their life.

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Oct 25, 2019 05:43:46   #
J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio
 
robertjerl wrote:
Well I finally got all the images Debra and Jon got, I think.
Here is a set of what happened leading up to the ride.

I'll put together a set inside the train this afternoon.



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Oct 25, 2019 09:36:28   #
fbeaston Loc: Vermont
 
robertjerl wrote:
Thanks, once the LA School District sent me to a series of classes where among other things we had a full day on the "Service Sub-Culture". People who go into professions where they serve and protect others. Cops, Medicine, EMTs, Firefighters, Military, Religious groups, Red Cross and others - we were told the largest group in the sub-culture was teachers and how a significant % of the teachers had also been in one or more of the other groups before becoming teachers. Some research group actually got multiple PhDs from a study into the "Service" people and how our sub-culture differed from others and how across the different types of service we shared certain traits.
That got me thinking and looking around and I found it was true, we were different, we did share traits and ways of thinking. And many spent time in more than one of the service groups during their life.
Thanks, once the LA School District sent me to a s... (show quote)


Well, I can't explain what makes people put other's first (which I agree includes people like your son as well as all the other groups you mentioned), but I'm damned glad they do it ... whether they be teachers or medics, cops or military, or any service profession, I'm grateful for their commitment. Our very existence is better for it. Best to you & thanks for making me think.

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Oct 25, 2019 11:48:27   #
bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
Sounds like you both had fun Jon. I photographed the train both Saturday and Sunday from just below Summit in the Cajon Pass including the safety check stop on Sunday. I am wondering what it was like riding the train. How about a detailed account of your trip. What is it like riding through Sullivan's Curve instead of hiking it?

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Oct 25, 2019 12:55:07   #
robertjerl Loc: Corona, California
 
J-SPEIGHT wrote:




Still doing the inside set, I got distracted reading and watching old Star Trek re-runs.

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